Schools would offer parents controls for school-owned devices, with exceptions

School districts and charter schools would adopt a policy letting parents strengthen filters, block content, and limit device time. The controls would cover school-owned computers and related devices when students are away from school and not in remote lessons. A school with a contract in place on June 30, 2026, that filters harmful content but cannot provide these controls would be exempt until the contract ends or renews. Schools covered by the requirement would tell parents about the policy. Schools would have until January 1, 2027, to adopt and carry out the policy. The contract exception would expire July 1, 2030.

Schools would add descriptions of device use and parent controls to their three-year technology plans. This would apply to school districts and charter schools. The plans would describe how schools will guide device use at school and let parents control devices when students are away from school and not in remote lessons. The section would take effect July 1, 2026.

School device policies would bar students from using school-supplied wireless devices for noneducational purposes during lessons. This would apply to students in school districts and charter schools using school-supplied portable devices that can communicate wirelessly. Teachers could allow educational use. Students could use devices for emergencies or health care. Schools could not ban use included in a student's special education or disability plan. The section would take effect July 1, 2026.